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No. 294,106. Patented 1161)..26, 1884.

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- FENCE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters 1atent No. 294,106, dated February 26, 1884.

Application filed August 14, 1883. (No model.)

To @ZZ whom it may concern:

Beit known that I, LEROY A. BAKER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Elmira, in the county of Ohemung and State of New York, have invented a new and useful Fence, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings. I

This invention relates to fences; and it has for its object to provide means for holding` the wires thereof always tight, and also for allowing their expansion and contraction by heat and cold.

It is well known that heat and cold affect the wires of a fence, so that they need frequent repairs to keep them efficient. In order to overcome this difficulty, thewires have been twisted together; but it will be obvious that if such wires are drawn sufticientlytight at a moderately high temperature they will always break in colder weather, or else the posts or fastenings will give way. To overcome this difficulty, and to attain the aforesaid objects, I have devised a series of connected or twin springs, to which are attached the wires f a fence, said springs tting against the sides of the posts, and having the connecting portions of bridge-pieces of the springs passed across the front faces of the posts and secured thereto, the springs serving by their strength to hold the wires of the fence from sagging, while the posts will be braced by the springs on each side, all substantially as hereinafter set forth, and particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a wire fence with my improved devices applied to the same. Fig.

2 is an enlarged View of a post, showing the manner in which the springs are secured across the same. Fig. 3 is a det-ail view of one of the twin coiled springs.

-tion are obvious.

the side of the post. The bridge-piece is secured to the front face ofthe posts by staples c or otherwise, the inner ends of the twin springs pressing on each side of the. posts. Thus the springs will be secured to the posts, while also serving to support them by pressing againstsaid posts on each side. The outer ends of the twin springs are formed with hooks or loops a,.adapted to catch around loops b, formed by twisting the ends of the fencewires B.

The advantages and purposes of my inven- The sprin are connected to the ends of the fence-wires, as shown, while the connecting bridge-piece D extends across -the face of the posts, and is secured thereto,

the springs pressing at their inner portion against each side of the posts, while the bridgepiece is bent at right angles to the springs, as before stated.

By the use of my improved spring attachment, the fence-wires will be prevented from breaking by sudden changes of the weather, since the springs will neutralize or overcome all contraction or expansion. The springs can be of any size and strength sufioient for the purpose stated, and can be applied to any wire fence in the market.

My device can be applied to worn-out and broken fences so as to straighten and tighten them. Thus the springs can be attached in the manner shown, so as to hold the wires from sagging down.

It lis obvious that various modifications can be resorted to without departing from the spirit or scope of my invention.

My device is simple and durable in construction, while it is also efficient and can be applied with slight expense. It will always hold the wires tight, and `thus prevent sagging, which generally occurs after a wire fence has been in use a few months.

Having described my invention, what I claim 1. In a fence, the twin springs, having their IOO other ends against the sides of the posts, and and secured to the face of the posts, substanii bridge-piece formed with and connecting the tiztily as and for the purpose set forth.

tWi-n springs, said bridge-pieee being secured In testimony that I claim the foregoing as to the face of the posts, as set forth. my own I have hereto affixed my signature in 5 3. The herein-described fence, comprising presence of two Witnesses.

the posts A, Wires B, and twin springs C, the

latter being connected to the Wires at their LEROY ASBURY BAKER outer ends, and formed with a, connecting W'itn'esses: bridge-piece it their inner ends, said bridge- XVM. L. HYLER,

1o piece being bent at right angles to the springs l ROBT. SHAY. 

